Journalists

#90 Dan Prosser - Automotive Journalist + The Intercooler

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Dan Prosser (@danprosser86) is an automotive journalist, presenter and founder of The Intercooler. We hear back from Dan about what he's been up to in the last year and his new digital media outlet: The Intercooler.


https://www.instagram.com/theintercooler/

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Hope You Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro
3:03 - Driving a V12 Ferrari for the first time
8:20 - Do you get excited by hypercars?
14:39 - Electric Cars
24:39 - GR Yaris vs Fiesta ST
36:46 - Launching “The Intercooler”
56:20 - Hampton Court Concourse
57:39 - The New M3
1:08:27 - What do we really want in a sports car?
1:17:53 - Questions from Twitter
1:28:28 - Where are the cheaper driver’s cars?
1:44:16 - How would you improve your Alpine A110?
1:50:32 - Are you biased to reviewing cars from your country?
1:54:33 - 5 Questions

#84 Henry Catchpole | Automotive Journalist

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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Henry Catchpole ( @Henry Catchpole )is an automotive journalist writing and producing videos for various magazines and websites. We have a chat about all things cars and Henry's journey to date.

https://instagram.com/henrycatchpole

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro
11:46 - What were you doing when you first started at Evo?
16:32 - What are some memorable moments when testing?
23:43 - What was the review process at Evo?
35:43 - Starting to host videos at Evo
40:24 - Hosting videos on Carfection
42:20 - What is Carfection?
46:47 - What is it like driving high-value cars?
54:14 - Thoughts on RestoMods?
1:02:37 - Evo vs AutoCar on the M2 CS in COTY
1:05:59 - Have you had RestoMods on COTY?
1:07:31 - Old cars on new tires
1:13:02 - Experiences in Rallying
1:17:28 - What is it like driving a rally car on the road?
1:22:31 - 5 Questions

#82 Matt Prior | Automotive Journalist

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Matt Prior (@autocarmatt) is an automotive journalist and the Editor At Large at Autocar. We have a chat about his journey and a tonne of topics along the way.

Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/16tJRGNFgt0

https://instagram.com/autocarmatt

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:
00:00 = Intro, the beginnings of Autocar and what do you do?
08:16 = Do you get a level of enjoyment out of reviewing the more boring cars?
13:00 = Road testing and silly behaviour
18:40 = How fun do you find electric cars?
23:52 = Tyres sometimes emit more particulates than the engine.
25:54 = How do you feel about Restomods vs Modern Supercars
34:40 = GT86
38:41 = C1 Racing and driving slow cars fast
47:54 = Car of the year and mismatched competition
53:45 = Quickfire best car in each category
58:08 = Fixing a broken car and then selling straight away
59:38 = Do many journalists buy new cars vs second hand?
1:04:20 = Finance
1:19:01 = 765LT vs Ferrari
1:21:33 = McLaren Artura and Turbo Hybrids
1:27:20 = Modern cars are still better but they just don't get made how I'd like them.
1:31:30 = How fast does a car really need to be?
1:37:10 = Toyota is cool
1:40:00 = 5 Questions
1:52:56 = Buying spitfires over hypercars